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10-08-2023 | Pancreatectomy | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Gastric Venous Congestion After Total Pancreatectomy is an Underestimated Complication
Authors:
Thomas F. Stoop, MD, André von Gohren, BSc, Jennie Engstrand, MD, PhD, Ernesto Sparrelid, MD, PhD, Stefan Gilg, MD, PhD, Marco Del Chiaro, MD, PhD, FACS, Poya Ghorbani, MD, PhD
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Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 12/2023
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Excerpt
A renewed interest in recent years has evolved for total pancreatectomy (TP) for various oncological, technical, and safety indications
1 owing to improved surgical outcome and manageable metabolic insufficiencies with acceptably reduced quality of life.
2 However, a rarely studied/mentioned complication after TP is gastric venous congestion (GVC), despite its seemingly high incidence of up to 28% and possible association with mortality.
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